That is the rub, as well as the reason for many of my recent questions. The term, socialism, has been so widely used to describe so many disparate things till nobody was able to give a definition of its meaning. You have made a stand and embraced the dictionary definition as the one you will use. Good for you. We'll keep that in mind when you use that word in the future. Your accepting the dictionary definition should preclude you using the term as a catch all to describe anything you don't like. However, that still doesn't answer the question at hand. You obviously support FEMA helping the victims in Florida, as anybody with the least bit of compassion would. Do you also support the federal government extending funds in response to other public problems? If so, why. If not, why not?